Clavichord Word Search
Play a Clavichord word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its parts, its materials, and how it is played, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: CLAVICHORD, TANGENT, SOUNDBOARD, BRIDGE, CASE, KEYS, RESONANCE, DECAY, SUSTAIN, BEBUNG, FINGERING, TOUCH.
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Clavichord word list, defined
- CLAVICHORD /kləˈvɪkɔrd/ · noun
- A stringed musical instrument with a mechanism for striking the strings with small metal blades, typically used in the 16th to 18th centuries. Related: harpsichord, fortepiano, virginals, spinet.
- TANGENT /tæŋʤənt/ · noun, verb
- A line or plane that touches a curve or surface at a single point. In geometry, a tangent is a line that intersects a curve at exactly one point. Related: adjacent, incident, touching, abutting.
- SOUNDBOARD /ˈsaʊndbɔːd/ · noun
- A panel or device containing a set of buttons or keys that trigger pre-recorded sounds, often used in audio production or as a novelty item. A soundboard can also refer to a physical or digital interface for controlling audio equipment. Related: audio panel, sound effects board, voice changer, voice modifier.
- BRIDGE /brɪdʒ/ · noun, verb
- A structure built over a river or other obstacle, allowing people or vehicles to cross. To connect or join two things, especially by a bridge. Related: span, link, connect, span.
- CASE /keɪs/ · noun, verb
- A container that is typically rectangular and has a flat bottom and sides that are usually vertical; a situation or set of circumstances. A verb, to put or keep (something) in a particular position or state. Related: instance, situation, circumstance, container.
- KEYS /kiːz/ · noun, verb
- A key is a small object used to operate a lock. To key something means to make it suitable for a particular purpose. Related: key, access, unlock, open.
- RESONANCE /ˈrɛz.ənəns/ · noun
- The state or property of producing or being in harmony with a particular vibration or frequency, or the quality of being full of meaning or emotion. Related: harmony, vibration, frequency, echo.
- DECAY /dɪˈseɪ/ · noun, verb
- The process of breaking down or rotting, or a state of being in a state of disrepair or decline. To become weaker or less effective over time. Related: decline, deterioration, rot, decomposition.
- SUSTAIN /səˈsteɪn/ · verb
- To support or maintain something, especially over a long period of time. To continue or endure something. Related: maintain, support, endure, persevere.
- FINGERING /ˈfɪndʒərɪŋ/ · noun
- The act of identifying or distinguishing something by its characteristics, especially by touch. The arrangement of fingers on a musical instrument to produce a particular sound. Related: identification, distinguishing, characterization, description.
- TOUCH /tʌtʃ/ · verb, noun
- To come into contact with something or someone, either physically or emotionally. A physical sensation or feeling. Related: feel, handle, contact, stroke.
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